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The Saviour of Men, April 1
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for
our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and
with his stripes we are healed.
Isaiah 53:5
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The blood of Christ is the eternal antidote for sin.
Christ’s death on the cross was one of willing obedience, else in
it there would have been no merit; for justice would not punish in the
place of the sinner an innocent being who was unwilling to bear the
penalty.
Jesus ... became a “Man of sorrows,” that we might be made partak-
ers of everlasting joy. God permitted His beloved Son, full of grace and
truth, to come from a world of indescribable glory, to a world marred
and blighted with sin, darkened with the shadow of death and the curse.
He permitted Him to leave the bosom of His Love, the adoration of the
angels, to suffer shame ... and death.
Behold the cross, and the Victim uplifted upon it.... Christ bore our
sins in His own body. That suffering, that agony, is the price of your
redemption.
The bitter cup was apportioned to us to drink. Our sins mingled it.
But our dear Saviour took the cup from our lips and drank it Himself,
and in its stead He presents to us a cup of ... salvation.
We cannot measure how much deeper our afflictions would have
been, how much greater our woes, had not Jesus encircled us with His
human arm of sympathy and love, and lifted us up.
We may rejoice in hope.... Through His [our Advocate’s] merits
we have pardon and peace. He died that He might wash away our sins,
clothe us with His righteousness, and fit us for the society of heaven,
where we may dwell in light forever.
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